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Remember me to Mrs. Bayley and tell her that she must
not be melancholy, and if she is not well, she must make
the Dr. bring her to france.

With the tenderest affection my own dear sisters for
yourselves and our dear father, most truly your Sister

S. A. F. C.

FROM LAFAYETTE

Paris March 2$d. 1827
My dear Sir

My friend and neighbor old Mr. Bastide, whose nephew
transacts business for Mde. [illegible], Has paid Her a
visit, and altho' she was not determined to let Her coun-
try place of le B[illegible], she Has consented to it, and
said many kind things on the occasion. Her wish is to
let the place for twelve months; Her friend Mr. Bastide
observes that there would not Be much difference in the
price which He does not know and waits to mention the
subject until His nephew Has returned from a short
journey and He knows whether you are satisfied with
the premises. He says that for twelve months He sup-
poses the price would Be twelve Hundred francs. I ob-
served that a House could not Be Hired for the double of
time that it is wanted. But of this we might talk in case
the inclosed note appears satisfactory

the furniture'is two years old, plain, but perfectly clean
and in good order, the drawing room's furniture is tapes-
try: Of the remainder He Has also a general good
opinion But cannot particularize, one Bed room Has two
Beds, so is one of the upper rooms, altho those four upper
rooms are destined to servants He Has, when a visitor,
occupied one of them and found it comfortable, there areI have not left myself room to say a